exclusive economic zone; EEZ
the whole area; all areas
Oyashio Current; Kurile Current; Okhotsk Current
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
every place; various places
railroad; railway; rail transport
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
superiority complex; sense of superiority
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
the scruff or nape of the neck
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
affidavit; deposition; testimony
justice; fairness; impartiality